"...The face and demeanor of Bardem emerges as the bulwark. His performance -- he seems to making a career of this -- can transcend the oppression of history with an assuredly relaxed slouch..." Film Comment "...A remarkable film....The best thing about this bittersweet story is how simply and delicately its scenes are presented..." USA Today "...[The film] pulses with the star power of the extraordinary Javier Bardem..." Entertainment Weekly "[S]o deft at spotting moments of hope, humour and defiance among these declining characters that, far from being just a wallow in despair, it's also lean and uplifting." Uncut "[T]he film dishes out gallows humour alongside its mournful recital of despair." Sight and Sound0.1849222

"...The whole thing feels remarkably fresh, vibrant and new....The movie is adult, intelligent, sweeping yet intimate, nail-bitingly suspenseful, buoyed by an impeccable, uniformly powerhouse cast, and it provides a real perspective on a real issue..."Premiere "...A mosaic of heightened reality....A picture fascinating in its complexit....The technical contributions are adroit and stylish..."Hollywood Reporter "Steven Soderbergh's great, despairing squall of a film [infuses] epic cinematic form with jittery new rhythms and a fresh, acid-washed palette....The performances, by an ensemble from which not a false note issues, have the clarity and force of pithy instrumental solos insistently piercing through a dense cacaphony..."New York Times Ranked #3 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000"Entertainment Weekly "...Multi-layered plotting and plenty of pleasing technical flourishes....Douglas is superb..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...Its vigorous, unjaded rush of imagery and story makes for an exciting visual experience..."Sight and Sound "...[A] consistently credible drama..." -- 3 out of 4 starsUSA Today "...Soderbergh deftly weaves together four stories depicting the causes and effects of the illegal drug trade..."Box Office "...Complex and ambitious....Yet another indication of how accomplished a filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has become..."Los Angeles Times0.1526577

4 stars out of 5 -- "Rupert Wyatt's feature debut covers surprisingly fresh territory. What impresses immediately is the film's grim, oppressive atmosphere....Gripping..."Empire "THE ESCAPIST shapes a standard prison-break drama into a metaphysical study of freedom and reparation....Structuring the escape and its planning as parallel story lines, the director, Rupert Wyatt, keeps faces close and words to a minimum."New York Times Cox shows a wily, well-tested faith in the power of opaque stillness and taciturn authority to suggest emotional depth. It make for an unexpectedly welcome form of dramatic escape...Los Angeles Times0.1438767

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #124 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "Hillman bloomed as a writer, simultaneously reviving the Byrds' early magic and foreshadowing their adventures in country rock..."Entertainment Weekly (6/28-7/5/96, p.106) - "...illustrates why the best Byrds music still inspires musicians....And while time hasn't enhanced the group's forays into psychedelia...there are enough keepers to make you forgive their occasional tendency to fly into walls." - Rating: B+Q (12/94, p.158) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...flawed Byrds masterpiece...a seamless blend of psychedelia, C&W, rock and jazz. These American Beatles were never in better form..."Melody Maker (5/11/96, p.50) - Recommended - "...As haphazard as all false divinities, maybe The Byrds kissed the sky mostly by accident. It doesn't matter. You can still find them up there."Musician (8/96, p.90) - "Seems unfair to do this reissue a mere four years after you dropped a pile of money on the box set, but whatever `20-bit remastering' means, I like the sound better here. The guitar interplay emerges with greater warmth and clarity, without over-thinning the wash..."NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #98 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'NME (Magazine) (5/11/96, p.46) - 10 (out of 10) - "...a work of genius....a sprawling multi-flavoured blow out..."0.1378002

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #124 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "Hillman bloomed as a writer, simultaneously reviving the Byrds' early magic and foreshadowing their adventures in country rock..."Entertainment Weekly (6/28-7/5/96, p.106) - "...illustrates why the best Byrds music still inspires musicians....And while time hasn't enhanced the group's forays into psychedelia...there are enough keepers to make you forgive their occasional tendency to fly into walls." - Rating: B+Q (12/94, p.158) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...flawed Byrds masterpiece...a seamless blend of psychedelia, C&W, rock and jazz. These American Beatles were never in better form..."Melody Maker (5/11/96, p.50) - Recommended - "...As haphazard as all false divinities, maybe The Byrds kissed the sky mostly by accident. It doesn't matter. You can still find them up there."Musician (8/96, p.90) - "Seems unfair to do this reissue a mere four years after you dropped a pile of money on the box set, but whatever `20-bit remastering' means, I like the sound better here. The guitar interplay emerges with greater warmth and clarity, without over-thinning the wash..."NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #98 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'NME (Magazine) (5/11/96, p.46) - 10 (out of 10) - "...a work of genius....a sprawling multi-flavoured blow out..."0.1327773

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Director Darren Aronofsky's new film THE WRESTLER is a quiet, intimate portrait of a troubled soul -- someone at odds with himself and with life in general whose every ounce of pain and virtue is measured onscreen."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Rourke doesn't make a false move in this movie....You watch THE WRESTLER in a state of pure exhilaration. A great actor in a great movie will do that to you."Rolling Stone 5 stars out of 5 -- "Emotionally raw and with a climax that should draw tears, Mickey Rourke gives the performance of his career."Empire "THE WRESTLER is like ROCKY made by the Scorsese of MEAN STREETS. It's the rare movie fairy tale that's also a bravura work of art." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "In THE WRESTLER, Mickey Rourke wallops us with a damaged hero who is full of pathos and poignant contradictions....Rourke gives the performance of his life."USA Today "Rourke brings just the right amount of faded charisma to Robinson....The actor is not playing himself but rather a part powerfully informed by his past life."Los Angeles Times "[Mr. Aronofsky] makes a convincing show of brute realism. The supermarkets, trailer parks, V.F.W. halls and run-down amphitheaters of New Jersey are convincingly drab, and the grain of the celluloid carries a sour and salty aura of weariness and defeat."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "Mickey Rourke plays the battered, broke, lonely hero, Randy ('The Ram') Robinson. This is the performance of his lifetime....This is Rourke doing astonishing physical acting."Chicago Sun-Times Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "In this great, tender, brutal, lyrical, and haunting tale of a washed-up professional wrestler still living off the fumes of his '80s glory days, Darren Aronofsky shows you Randy 'The Ram' Robinson from the inside out..."Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]eautiful, bittersweet and, at times, surprisingly funny....For Rourke, at least, the wrestler is the role of a lifetime, and he's better than he's ever been."Total Film "Imagining someone other than the beatifically battered Mickey Rourke in the role of THE WRESTLER would be like picturing someone other than John Malkovich in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH."Washington Post "Elements that might have otherwise seemed clich...are poignantly authentic in the hands of Rourke and director Darren Aronofsky..."A.V. Club0.1032081

"[A] movie experience that's undeniably agonizing -- but also unexpectedly bracing....The movie is tightly built, but Greengrass is patient, letting events unfold at the pace of reality." -- Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly "A persuasively narrated, scrupulously tasteful re-creation of the downing of the fourth and final plane hijacked by Islamist terrorists on Sept. 11..." New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "[The director] imagines a sea of arms reaching into the cockpit in a way that redefines heroism. Far from being exploitive, the effect is inspiring: This is the best of us." Rolling Stone "This unflinching, powerfully visceral portrait of the events aboard one of the terrorist-commandeered flights on Sept. 11, 2001, is the most gut-wrenching and captivating film this year."USA Today 4 stars out of 5 -- "A ferocious requiem, squinting for truth through tears of rage....UNITED 93 is an eloquent tribute to their fear and fury." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotional mosaic so forceful, so credible, that viewers will feel as though they are watching the fateful day unfolding, once again, before their very eyes." Box Office "Greengrass treats his subject matter with serious-minded sensitivity....UNITED 93 terrifyingly conveys the nature of the threat facing the world today and poignantly conveys onscreen the decision by a few brave individuals to fight back." Sight and Sound 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s riveting as it is morally confounding....The movie eschews facile judgments and false heroism..."Premiere "[A] realistic piece, and the impact is shattering beyond anything American movies have offered up this year, or last."Movieline's Hollywood Life 5 stars out of 5 -- "Greengrass's picture unfolds with grim authenticity....Sobering, enlightening, important."Ultimate DVD Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "The gifted director Paul Greengrass has crafted a humane tribute to the power of resistance."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "In its scary and lacerating way, a revelation..."Entertainment Weekly Ranked #8 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006."Film Comment "[A] meticulously if not agonizingly scrupulous film..."Film Comment0.09818526

"A persuasively narrated, scrupulously tasteful re-creation of the downing of the fourth and final plane hijacked by Islamist terrorists on Sept. 11..."New York Times "This unflinching, powerfully visceral portrait of the events aboard one of the terrorist-commandeered flights on Sept. 11, 2001, is the most gut-wrenching and captivating film this year."USA Today "Greengrass treats his subject matter with serious-minded sensitivity....UNITED 93 terrifyingly conveys the nature of the threat facing the world today and poignantly conveys onscreen the decision by a few brave individuals to fight back."Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "Greengrass's picture unfolds with grim authenticity....Sobering, enlightening, important."Ultimate DVD Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "The gifted director Paul Greengrass has crafted a humane tribute to the power of resistance."Rolling Stone Ranked #8 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006."Film Comment "[A] meticulously if not agonizingly scrupulous film..."Film Comment "[A] movie experience that's undeniably agonizing -- but also unexpectedly bracing....The movie is tightly built, but Greengrass is patient, letting events unfold at the pace of reality." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 4 -- "[The director] imagines a sea of arms reaching into the cockpit in a way that redefines heroism. Far from being exploitive, the effect is inspiring: This is the best of us."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "A ferocious requiem, squinting for truth through tears of rage....UNITED 93 is an eloquent tribute to their fear and fury."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotional mosaic so forceful, so credible, that viewers will feel as though they are watching the fateful day unfolding, once again, before their very eyes."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s riveting as it is morally confounding....The movie eschews facile judgments and false heroism..."Premiere "[A] realistic piece, and the impact is shattering beyond anything American movies have offered up this year, or last."Movieline's Hollywood Life Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "In its scary and lacerating way, a revelation..."Entertainment Weekly0.09818526

"This unflinching, powerfully visceral portrait of the events aboard one of the terrorist-commandeered flights on Sept. 11, 2001, is the most gut-wrenching and captivating film this year."USA Today "Greengrass treats his subject matter with serious-minded sensitivity....UNITED 93 terrifyingly conveys the nature of the threat facing the world today and poignantly conveys onscreen the decision by a few brave individuals to fight back."Sight and Sound Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "The gifted director Paul Greengrass has crafted a humane tribute to the power of resistance."Rolling Stone "A persuasively narrated, scrupulously tasteful re-creation of the downing of the fourth and final plane hijacked by Islamist terrorists on Sept. 11..."New York Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "Greengrass's picture unfolds with grim authenticity....Sobering, enlightening, important."Ultimate DVD Ranked #8 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006."Film Comment "[A] meticulously if not agonizingly scrupulous film..."Film Comment "[A] movie experience that's undeniably agonizing -- but also unexpectedly bracing....The movie is tightly built, but Greengrass is patient, letting events unfold at the pace of reality." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 4 -- "[The director] imagines a sea of arms reaching into the cockpit in a way that redefines heroism. Far from being exploitive, the effect is inspiring: This is the best of us."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "A ferocious requiem, squinting for truth through tears of rage....UNITED 93 is an eloquent tribute to their fear and fury."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotional mosaic so forceful, so credible, that viewers will feel as though they are watching the fateful day unfolding, once again, before their very eyes."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s riveting as it is morally confounding....The movie eschews facile judgments and false heroism..."Premiere "[A] realistic piece, and the impact is shattering beyond anything American movies have offered up this year, or last."Movieline's Hollywood Life Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "In its scary and lacerating way, a revelation..."Entertainment Weekly0.09818526

4 stars out of 5 -- "The cast measure up to the material....Knightley's sizzling allure has never been better captured..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "ATONEMENT is serious, sexy, profound, bitter and bold."Uncut 5 stars out of 5 -- "An adaptation every bit as good as the novel -- complex, delicate and devastating."Empire "Where the film is true to the book's spirit...is in its faith in the power of storytelling, the momentous sweep of history and heartache..."Sight and Sound "[A] beautifully composed and richly satisfying adaptation of Ian McEwan's modern novel ATONEMENT....So good it redeems our faith in intelligent drama."Box Office "ATONEMENT the movie is beautifully photographed, and McAvoy and Knightley are excellent."USA Today 4 stars out of 4 -- "Written, directed and acted to perfection, ATONEMENT sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance."Rolling Stone "[The] movie is abundantly attractive, every scene serenely composed..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "An assured and deeply moving work, ATONEMENT is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stories and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create, to divide and possibly heal."Los Angeles Times Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Christopher Hampton brings Ian McEwan's 2002 novel to the screen with all of its fierce challenges intact."Rolling Stone "ATONEMENT is romantic, intelligent and finally shattering in its sweep and thematic complexity."Wall Street Journal0.06372429

4 stars out of 5 -- "The cast measure up to the material....Knightley's sizzling allure has never been better captured..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "ATONEMENT is serious, sexy, profound, bitter and bold."Uncut 5 stars out of 5 -- "An adaptation every bit as good as the novel -- complex, delicate and devastating."Empire "Where the film is true to the book's spirit...is in its faith in the power of storytelling, the momentous sweep of history and heartache..."Sight and Sound "[A] beautifully composed and richly satisfying adaptation of Ian McEwan's modern novel ATONEMENT....So good it redeems our faith in intelligent drama."Box Office "ATONEMENT the movie is beautifully photographed, and McAvoy and Knightley are excellent."USA Today 4 stars out of 4 -- "Written, directed and acted to perfection, ATONEMENT sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance."Rolling Stone "[The] movie is abundantly attractive, every scene serenely composed..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "An assured and deeply moving work, ATONEMENT is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stories and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create, to divide and possibly heal."Los Angeles Times Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Christopher Hampton brings Ian McEwan's 2002 novel to the screen with all of its fierce challenges intact."Rolling Stone "ATONEMENT is romantic, intelligent and finally shattering in its sweep and thematic complexity."Wall Street Journal0.06372429

4 stars out of 5 -- "The cast measure up to the material....Knightley's sizzling allure has never been better captured..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "ATONEMENT is serious, sexy, profound, bitter and bold."Uncut 5 stars out of 5 -- "An adaptation every bit as good as the novel -- complex, delicate and devastating."Empire "Where the film is true to the book's spirit...is in its faith in the power of storytelling, the momentous sweep of history and heartache..."Sight and Sound "ATONEMENT the movie is beautifully photographed, and McAvoy and Knightley are excellent."USA Today "[The] movie is abundantly attractive, every scene serenely composed..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "An assured and deeply moving work, ATONEMENT is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stories and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create, to divide and possibly heal."Los Angeles Times "[A] beautifully composed and richly satisfying adaptation of Ian McEwan's modern novel ATONEMENT....So good it redeems our faith in intelligent drama."Box Office 4 stars out of 4 -- "Written, directed and acted to perfection, ATONEMENT sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance."Rolling Stone Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Christopher Hampton brings Ian McEwan's 2002 novel to the screen with all of its fierce challenges intact."Rolling Stone "ATONEMENT is romantic, intelligent and finally shattering in its sweep and thematic complexity."Wall Street Journal0.06372429

4 stars out of 5 -- "The cast measure up to the material....Knightley's sizzling allure has never been better captured..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "ATONEMENT is serious, sexy, profound, bitter and bold."Uncut "Where the film is true to the book's spirit...is in its faith in the power of storytelling, the momentous sweep of history and heartache..."Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "An adaptation every bit as good as the novel -- complex, delicate and devastating."Empire "ATONEMENT the movie is beautifully photographed, and McAvoy and Knightley are excellent."USA Today "[The] movie is abundantly attractive, every scene serenely composed..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "An assured and deeply moving work, ATONEMENT is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stories and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create, to divide and possibly heal."Los Angeles Times "[A] beautifully composed and richly satisfying adaptation of Ian McEwan's modern novel ATONEMENT....So good it redeems our faith in intelligent drama."Box Office 4 stars out of 4 -- "Written, directed and acted to perfection, ATONEMENT sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance."Rolling Stone Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Christopher Hampton brings Ian McEwan's 2002 novel to the screen with all of its fierce challenges intact."Rolling Stone "ATONEMENT is romantic, intelligent and finally shattering in its sweep and thematic complexity."Wall Street Journal0.06372429

4 stars out of 5 -- "The cast measure up to the material....Knightley's sizzling allure has never been better captured..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "ATONEMENT is serious, sexy, profound, bitter and bold."Uncut "Where the film is true to the book's spirit...is in its faith in the power of storytelling, the momentous sweep of history and heartache..."Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "An adaptation every bit as good as the novel -- complex, delicate and devastating."Empire "ATONEMENT the movie is beautifully photographed, and McAvoy and Knightley are excellent."USA Today "[The] movie is abundantly attractive, every scene serenely composed..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "An assured and deeply moving work, ATONEMENT is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stories and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create, to divide and possibly heal."Los Angeles Times "[A] beautifully composed and richly satisfying adaptation of Ian McEwan's modern novel ATONEMENT....So good it redeems our faith in intelligent drama."Box Office 4 stars out of 4 -- "Written, directed and acted to perfection, ATONEMENT sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance."Rolling Stone Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Christopher Hampton brings Ian McEwan's 2002 novel to the screen with all of its fierce challenges intact."Rolling Stone "ATONEMENT is romantic, intelligent and finally shattering in its sweep and thematic complexity."Wall Street Journal0.06372429